Book Of Drawings ( How To Bind A Hardback Book )

Hardback book binding is a old and ancient art craft.

I will be using the measurements that are used for A4 hard back books.

The measurements for A4 paper is 210 mm X 280 mm so I will need to increase the size of the cardboard that builds up the hardback of the book by about 10 or 20 mm on each side. I am thinking of cutting up the cardboard in top strips and then put straws over the top of the cardboard to create the strength of the straws and combine all the straws together to create a A4 hardback of straws or I will use electrical tape to wrap up the hardback and help create an urban effect to the outer look of the book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av_rU-yOPd4

Here is the video of the tutorial that i will be following to create my hardback book.

I dont think i will follow this guide all the way through because i want to use my own imagination to create something that i can call my own design and not take credit from other peoples designs. I am thinking of making my book front cover into a window to represent the illustrations that i have started to produce, how i will bind the book together so far is a mystery to me but i am thinking of creating curtains for the windows and using ghe excess fabric to bind the spine.